ES300 HID Retrofit Possible?

[jokerxfn]

Have any of you done this? Tried the search but no luck, only threads about fogs.

Edit: I mean projector retrofit.. sorry about the mix up.

[KRIS05VVTi]

i heard the light output of those are rather suckish....i could be wrong though.

here's a thought though, if you can get the parts at the jy give it a shot

[jokerxfn]

i heard the light output of those are rather suckish....i could be wrong though.

here's a thought though, if you can get the parts at the jy give it a shot

That's what I had in mind. I saw a ton at my local JY. Pick up some 90-91 cb7 headlights. If they're cleaner replace mine and use my old ones to retrofit. Also pickin up some ES300 fogs i saw.

[new_beginnings]

Lex sucks.

Bimmer or Ack is the way to go. That's just me...

[av6g6]

Lex sucks.

Bimmer or Ack is the way to go. That's just me...

I agree with him, I've seen the lexus projectors and they're not even worth the time in getting them. If they are HID then that's a different story. But being in a junkyard I doubt they are. What I found to be a cheap and decent setup is what new_beginnings was saying look for any early to mid 90's bmw 3, 5, and 7 series that has projectors. They are a 9006 projector and have water clear lenses so the output is nice. They are also very easy to mount into a custom application. The bmw projectors also accept hid kits very well.

[psyk0tic808]

ive seen some people do this before....and it looked great...just as good as oem i would say....well, way better than ebay...

[accordztech]

beam pattern isnt great on them. They were designed for halogen and not hids. I seen them in person. the output is ok but light still isnt focaused that great. Its not worth it.

at least get the e46 ones in the for sale forum.

[rob_is_legend]

ive seen some people do this before....and it looked great...just as good as oem i would say....well, way better than ebay...

just as good as oem defeats the purpose of retrofitting to projectors imo.

[av6g6]

Rob, he means the look of the headlight looks like an oem equipped car if you looked at the actaul headlight, not the light output. and to whoever said the bmw projectors werent tht great, well these are the 9006 projectors I was talking about with rebased d2s philips bulbs, pretty damn good results.
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/for...&highlight=bmw

[rob_is_legend]

Rob, he means the look of the headlight looks like an oem equipped car if you looked at the actaul headlight, not the light output. and to whoever said the bmw projectors werent tht great, well these are the 9006 projectors I was talking about with rebased d2s philips bulbs, pretty damn good results.
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/for...&highlight=bmw

ahh, my misinterpretation then.

[accordztech]

Rob, he means the look of the headlight looks like an oem equipped car if you looked at the actaul headlight, not the light output. and to whoever said the bmw projectors werent tht great, well these are the 9006 projectors I was talking about with rebased d2s philips bulbs, pretty damn good results.
http://www.theretrofitsource.com/for...&highlight=bmw

not all projectors that were halogen and retroed with hids had that good of results. Ill tell you though everytime that stupid lexus with hids comes down my street I hate it. it glares ALOT.

you ever seen a integra with projectors with hids? the glare from those is actually a tad better than the lexus.

[moetan]

I got set of supra lights for the free so I used the small projetors for my retrofit. They turned out looking good but the H3 buld just don't put out enough light when I drive outside the city limits at night. My fogs helped this a bit but the light output just isn't what it should be. I've personally been thinking about going with a set from a nissan or infiniti. I have noticed them around town at night they seem to have pretty good light output. I do know that the Acura one are damn good though and the look kick ass when you get done.

[av6g6]

I got set of supra lights for the free so I used the small projetors for my retrofit. They turned out looking good but the H3 buld just don't put out enough light when I drive outside the city limits at night. My fogs helped this a bit but the light output just isn't what it should be. I've personally been thinking about going with a set from a nissan or infiniti. I have noticed them around town at night they seem to have pretty good light output. I do know that the Acura one are damn good though and the look kick ass when you get done.

Yeah, the small h3 projector in the supra is just a driving/fog light. But I have tsx projectors retro'd in mine and tsx's are among the bottom of the performance scale of HID projectors, yet they are still more than enough for me, about 100x better than my stock halogen lights. If you want all out performance, pick up some s2k or TL projectors. TL's you will also get a high beam function, and with the s2k you will get unbelievable amounts of width.

[accordztech]

Yeah, the small h3 projector in the supra is just a driving/fog light. But I have tsx projectors retro'd in mine and tsx's are among the bottom of the performance scale of HID projectors, yet they are still more than enough for me, about 100x better than my stock halogen lights. If you want all out performance, pick up some s2k or TL projectors. TL's you will also get a high beam function, and with the s2k you will get unbelievable amounts of width.

Go 55watt you wont be dissapointed.

They have tsx-r's now which are nice. and soon they are comming out with the s2k-r.

but with my fx35 retro, when i went 55 watts it was the best thing ever!

[jokerxfn]

hmm.... so do it right or do it twice right? So either mid 90's bmw or tsx. The Bimmer option souds good. And from what i'm reading w/ an HID kit light output should be good?